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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. EN 1.5450 Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5450 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5450 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 22
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.6 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0 to 0.060